{"id":16264,"date":"2024-02-05T15:49:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16264"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:49:52","slug":"president-irfaan-ali-reiterates-support-for-golden-jaguars-at-state-house-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-irfaan-ali-reiterates-support-for-golden-jaguars-at-state-house-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"President Irfaan Ali Reiterates Support for Golden Jaguars at State House Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>President Irfaan Ali recently met with members of the senior men&#8217;s football team, the Golden Jaguars, reaffirming the government&#8217;s commitment to the continued growth of football in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden Jaguars are currently in training for their upcoming return to the field in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, President Ali encouraged the players to remain focused on their goals and strive for success in their upcoming competitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team is gearing up for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers starting in June, followed by Nations League action in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali shared that ongoing discussions involve the government providing support to the Guyana Football Federation for organizing friendly matches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These matches are crucial for the team&#8217;s preparation and readiness for international fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expressing optimism about the team&#8217;s future, President Ali emphasized the importance of seizing the opportunity presented by the upcoming competitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Golden Jaguars gear up for their World Cup qualifier campaign, beginning on June 6 against Panama, the government is actively exploring ways to assist in their preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana is placed in group D for the World Cup qualifiers, alongside Belize, Nicaragua, Montserrat, and Panama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President&#8217;s meeting with the Golden Jaguars reflects the government&#8217;s commitment to fostering sports development and supporting the country&#8217;s representation on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President&#8217;s engagement with the football team highlights the significance of sports as a unifying force and a platform for national pride and achievement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Irfaan Ali recently met with members of the senior men&#8217;s football team, the Golden Jaguars, reaffirming the government&#8217;s commitment to the continued growth of football in Guyana. The Golden&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16266,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16264\/revisions\/16266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}